- Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character), Military History, Fiction, Sieges
The war against france and Napoleon continues Wellington ready to launch an ultimate attack, but he must keep powerful french forces from pressing his flank and Sharpe ends up in the middle of a subterfuge plot that only a lucky soldier like him could possibly survive, especially when he is saddled by a glory hogging and as usual, incompetent officer.
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Classical in form, resolved, plot-driven and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- First published
- 1987
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- MacMillan Publishing Company, Penguin USA, Inc., Blackstone Audio, Inc.
- Editions
- 23
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781850573784
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Bernard Cornwell (born February 23, 1944) is an English author of historical novels, known for his meticulous research and engaging storytelling. Born in London, England, to a Canadian airman father and a mother in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, he was adopted by a family in Essex belonging to the Peculiar People sect. Cornwell attended London University and worked as a teacher before joining the BBC, where he spent a decade, eventually becoming Head of Current Affairs in Northern Ireland. Bernard Cornwell is renowned for his long-running series of novels, including the *Sharpe* series about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe, the *Saxon Stories* (also known as *The Last Kingdom* seri
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